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The number of families in Germany has been in decline for the past two decades, from around 13.2 million families in 1996 to 11.9 million in 2022. There were 8.45 million families with
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Social inequality arises where social commodities (such as level of education or income) or the living conditions (e.g., housing conditions) of people are for social reasons permanently
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The overarching goals of child and youth policy are set and coordinated at federal level (Article 83 of Book 8 of the Social Code [SGB VIII]) by the federal Ministry for
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In order to fulfil the tasks in Book 8 of the Social Code (SGB VIII), the local public-sector providers of child and youth services (i.e., the counties, towns that are
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The "social state" principle, enshrined in Article 20 (1) of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz/GG: "The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social federal state.") (see
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In cross-sectoral theoretical debates on child and youth services (the concept of actively youth-oriented services, lifeworld-oriented youth services, the capability approach, etc.),
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In the 30 years since the introduction of the 1989 Child and Youth Services Act (Kinder- und Jugendhilfegesetz), corresponding to Book 8 of the Social Code (SGB VIII), its
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Erläuterung Teil I
A total of 30 million people across Germany are active in over 600,000 non-profit organisations. 72% of these organisations work exclusively with volunteers. 18% are part of
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Besides personality, being in possession of the requisite training is a central requirement for socio-educational professionals. Training can take many different forms, with an
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Responsibility to ensure the participation of persons with a disability lies with a number of different providers (see Integration support – Procedural requirements). On the one hand,
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